Margaret Rutherford Quotes
Perhaps an eccentric is just off centre - ex-centric. But that contradicts a belief of mine that we've got to be centrifugal.
Quotes to Explore
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My pessimism goes to the point of suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.
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I am not going to say I have been a saint. I have not been a perfect man. None is perfect but the Father, which is in Heaven.
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I think the meaning of abortion is what the woman says it is: For a woman who wants a child but can't have this one, it can be sad; for a woman who doesn't want a baby, it can feel like a huge relief, like having your whole life given back to you.
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I am on Facebook, but mainly as a way to spy on my children. I find out more about them from their Facebook pages than from what they tell me.
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It's really exciting to be able to represent the cruiserweights and go to Monday Night Raw. I grew up watching Monday Night Raw, and it's really a big dream of mine to perform on that stage.
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The biggest thing is education for young chefs and how they should focus on one cuisine rather than trying to imitate too many. It's like art - you can see the cycles from many past artists and new artists being inspired by past artists.
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I want a platform that, like a book or a magazine, I can carry into the bath or leave at the beach.
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Sweet potatoes are ideal for lazy days: just bake, then mash and mix with yogurt, butter or olive oil.
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I had a great conversation with Tom Waits, of all people.
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I don't know what would I do in future; I'll decide it later.
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I love to work with performers that are very different to me.
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Cover the canvas at the first go, then work at it until you see nothing more to add.
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The power that religion has is that you think nothing is random: If there's a tragedy in my life, that's God testing me or sending me a message.
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I liked that idea. Someone who's trying to perform herself and not succeeding.
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My song can make you cry, take you by surprise. At the same time, can make your dry your eyes with the same rhyme. See what you're seeing is a genius at work, which to me isn't work, so it's easy to misinterpret it at first.
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Climate change is an issue determining our destiny as mankind – it will determine the well-being of all of us.
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We must learn to live with contradictions, because they lead to deeper and more effective understanding.
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All Russia is our orchard.
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Therefore only an utterly senseless person can fail to know that our characters are the result of our conduct.
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I started working in New York City as an actor and did many plays. I did regional theater, smaller theaters, children's theater.
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The road to freedom is full of thorns and fire, yet happy is he who follows it!
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I have given up reading books; I find it takes my mind off myself.
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The mere dates of my existence do not interest me, except in one connection. When the Great War started I was too old to be acceptable as a volunteer; when conscription followed I was too old to be conscripted.
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Perhaps an eccentric is just off centre - ex-centric. But that contradicts a belief of mine that we've got to be centrifugal.
